The Sterile Processing Technician (SPT) program at Berkeley College can prepare you for an exciting career.
Explore one of the most exciting, highly technical, and specialized environments in healthcare. The sterile processing department of a healthcare facility (also referred to as the surgical processing department) is the center of all activities involving cleaning and sterilizing supplies and equipment needed for surgery and other patient care areas.
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Procedures for maintaining medical instruments and devices that must be decontaminated, processed, sterilized, and distributed
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The skills to deliver support to patient care areas within a healthcare facility
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The “ins and outs” of operating rooms, operating room procedures, and instruments used in operating rooms
You’ll also gain valuable, practical experience through a program-related, faculty-monitored practicum.
The two-semester Sterile Processing Technician Certificate program is designed to be completed in 30 weeks.
The Berkeley College Sterile Processing Technician program meets the requirements of the Healthcare Sterile Processing Association (HSPA). As a result, graduates of the Sterile Processing Technician program are eligible to sit for the Certified Registered Central Service Technician (CRCST) examination. Passing this examination is required to work as a Sterile Processing Technician in some states, including New Jersey and New York.
Space is limited in this program. Apply now before classes are full!
In the Berkeley College Sterile Processing Technician program, you’ll learn:
The two-semester Sterile Processing Technician Certificate program is designed to be completed in 30 weeks.
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